Course Overview

The duration of the course is 16-20 weeks. Guided learning hours are 8-10 hours per week dependent upon knowledge of the subject.

This qualification aims to improve business performance through continuous professional development of employees and their skill set.

This course will help learners to:

• Understand lean organisation techniques in business
• Know and understand business improvement tools and techniques
• Know and understand how to work effectively in a business team

As part of the course you will study three mandatory units:

UNIT 1 – Lean organisation techniques in business

• Session 1 A lean environment
• Session 2 The Productivity Needs Analysis process
• Session 3 Producing a process map

UNIT 2 – Business improvement tools and techniques

• Session 1 Continuous improvement techniques
• Session 2 Principles and techniques of workplace organisation
• Session 3 Use visual indicators to improve the work environment
• Session 4 Eliminate variance from processes in the workplace

UNIT 3 – Working in business teams

• Session 1 Making an effective team
• Session 2 Working effectively in a team

Assessment Methods

Assessments are due at the end of each unit. Your tutor will assess your work and build up your portfolio of evidence of learning. A certificate will be awarded on satisfactory submission of evidence of learning for the units studied.